Things were slightly beyond Lin Yi's expectations.
That was, after the lights were turned off, it was too dark all around.
You couldn't see your own fingers. You could only rely on your familiarity with the surrounding environment to grope forward little by little.
A miscalculation. He should have brought a night vision device.
Fortunately, although the lights on the floor were turned off, the lights in the elevator and emergency escape passage were still on.
All he had to do was walk towards them.
A distance that usually only took ten minutes to walk, took Lin Yi twice as long to complete.
He couldn't take the elevator. The security room should have already been controlled by the robbers. He would be discovered as soon as he went up.
Who knew, the elevator door might open and he would be riddled with bullets.
He could only take the emergency escape passage.
Lin Yi pushed open the door to the emergency escape passage. As soon as he entered, he saw a dark figure rushing towards him.
He subconsciously crouched down to dodge, grabbed the other party's foot and pulled, then quickly pounced on top of them. Before the dark figure could react, he used his knee to press down on the other party's neck. He raised his fist, ready to strike, when the dark figure shouted, "Boss, don't!"
The fist quickly stopped. Lin Yi used the faint light to take a closer look and realized that the dark figure was actually the big oaf, Wakamatsu Shunsuke.
"Why did you come out so quickly?"
Seeing that it was one of his own men, Lin Yi relaxed. He stood up and reached out to pull Wakamatsu Shunsuke up as well.
"I was hiding there…"
Wakamatsu Shunsuke stood up and pointed to the clutter at the staircase landing, somewhat dejected. "I just came out, and you came in… I thought the security guards had heard the commotion."
"Don't worry… After the security guards turned off the lights, they went back to the security room."
Lin Yi nodded. He said, "I'm going to the security room now to see how things are. As for you… just go to the third floor. I just saw four kids running over there… You catch them, tie them up together, and don't let them get in our way."
"Oh." Wakamatsu Shunsuke nodded, then he asked, puzzled, "How did you see them on the third floor?"
"It's a bit complicated to explain, so I won't say it… Just go."
Lin Yi didn't want to explain so much. "Remember to find something to wrap around your face before you make a move, understand? It'll be troublesome if you're seen."
"Okay." Wakamatsu Shunsuke nodded. He didn't think that dealing with those four kids would be a problem.
Just as Wakamatsu Shunsuke was about to walk upstairs, Lin Yi suddenly felt a very strange feeling, as if someone was telling him in the dark that Wakamatsu Shunsuke was about to receive his 'lunch box' (die).
He couldn't receive his 'lunch box' yet. He had to wait until after the robbery was over before he could receive it.
Lin Yi couldn't help but remind him, "Be careful, that bespectacled kid is not simple."
"Huh?" Wakamatsu Toshihide was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Lin Yi would say this, but he still "Oh"-ed in response.
Following the escape passage, they arrived at the second basement level.
The surroundings were pitch black, with only the guard room still brightly lit.
Lin Yi lowered his footsteps and slowly approached the guard room.
The door of the guard room was half-open, and with a slight peek, he could see the scene inside.
The man in the Kamen Rider costume and three robbers were discussing how to start the robbery, whether to rob the jewelry counter on the sixth floor or the special sales area on the seventh floor.
There were a total of four robbers, and the best news was that they all had their guns holstered on their waists, which meant that Lin Yi could take down two of them before they could react.
The Kamen Rider was in charge of commanding, so he would take him down first, and then randomly pick a lucky audience member.
Having made up his mind, Lin Yi began to transform into a suit-wearing thug, entering thug mode.
His heart was filled with tranquility, and emotions such as excitement, fear, and worry disappeared all at once.
Just as Lin Yi was about to go in, he suddenly felt subtle footsteps behind him, and without thinking, he threw a punch backward.
When the corner of his eye caught the face of the person, Lin Yi quickly stopped.
His fist stopped just above Akemi's nose, startling her.
Lin Yi retracted his fist and said with a wry smile in a low voice, "Why are you here too?"
Akemi took a while to recover. Although it was only for a moment, she now understood how Wakamatsu Toshihide felt. She replied in a low voice, "Because the control room is here..."
Lin Yi couldn't help but pat his head, feeling that his question was a bit redundant.
The incident with the closet made the two of them silent for a moment.
Lin Yi subconsciously glanced at her pants. The jeans had been replaced with a pleated skirt, and her two long legs were exposed, which made him look at Akemi twice more.
Akemi hurriedly explained, "These clothes can only be worn with jeans or a skirt, and I couldn't find suitable jeans... so..."
Explaining to this point, Akemi paused, suddenly realizing that she didn't seem to need to explain. So why was she explaining?
Lin Yi looked at Akemi deeply, then casually nodded, indicating that he understood and she didn't need to explain anymore.
This made Akemi very shy. She always felt that he was being perfunctory, and she wanted to argue a few words.
Lin Yi directly covered her mouth and said in her ear, "You wait here, I'll go inside."
Akemi removed Lin Yi's hand and shook her head, replying, "It's safer for two people to go in."
How could Lin Yi be willing to let Akemi go in? Fighting in a skirt? What would that look like? One lift of the leg and everything would be exposed.
No, no way.
Moreover, Lin Yi also doubted her combat effectiveness.
Lin Yi euphemistically persuaded, "You wait at the door to prevent them from escaping."
Akemi was still hesitating, Lin Yi couldn't help but pinch her face and said, "It's decided... watch the door."
"Then... be careful." Seeing that Lin Yi had made up his mind, Akemi didn't say anything more.
If she knew that the people inside all had guns, then she wouldn't have agreed so readily.
Originally, according to the plan just now, Lin Yi would take down two of them before they could react, and then solve the remaining two.
But with Akemi here, Lin Yi couldn't do that, feeling that it would be too lewd and wouldn't fit his handsome persona.
He not only had to solve them, but also had to do it in a way that was impressive and stylish.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi straightened his clothes.
Without concealing his whereabouts, he pushed open the door of the guard room and strode in.
The robbers were startled by Lin Yi's entry, and then they shouted fiercely, "Who are you? Why are you here? What are you doing?"
"Oh, the classic three questions."
Lin Yi smiled and walked to the nearby wall, saying lightly, "I think you should choose to draw your guns now, instead of asking questions."
After speaking, he reached out and pressed the switch, turning off the lights in the guard room.
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